The document discusses various inking tools and materials for artists, emphasizing the differences in paper types and their interaction with inks, including water-soluble and acrylic inks. It covers the versatility of nibs and brushes, technical pens, and various other tools including rulers and computer programs for digital art. The key takeaway is to start simply and find what works best for individual needs in inking.

1. INKING!
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2. Paper
Every paper takes ink differntly
& copy paper (20lb, 24lb, 28lb, 32lb – also in sizes of
letter, legal, a4)
& thicker papers (cardstock/presentation paper)
& manga papers (deleter, maxon, copic)
& bristol board (canson, strathmore)
& other media/illustration boards (for wet
media/paints)

3. Inking tools – ink and nib
& the nib, holder, and ink are all separate items
& types of ink: water-soluble, india ink, acrylic ink

4. Inking tools – ink and nib
& many different kinds of nibs – drawing, sketching,
architecture, calligraphy, lettering
& drawing nibs allow for a wide variety of line widths
& sketching and architecture are good for fine details
& calligraphy and lettering nibs (a, b, c)
& most manga-ka use “g-nibs” - highly flexible
drawing nibs

5. Inking tools – ink and nib
& require a lot of practice
& not very portable
& ink does not dry fast/tends to smear
& will shred or spider on cheap paper
& often very slow process

6. Inking tools – brush
& most variation of line weight, fast filling in of black
& great for emulating sumi-e painting
& other techniques such as dry brush for texture
& can be very difficult to learn, good brushes very
expensive
& Less portable

7. Technical pens
& brands such as micron, copic, pitt, rapidograph
& lots of sizes
& will give you a consistent line weight – good for
lettering, mechanical/architectural objects
& easiest to transport, easiest to learn
& do not give dynamic lines without extra work
& some tips very fragile/easy to break

8. Brush Pens
Nylon Bristles (Pentel Pocket Brush)
Felt Tipped (Pitt Pen, Sakura Micron Brush,
Copic Multiliner Brush)
Rubber Tipped (Fude pens)
portable

9. Other tools
& ruler/t-square/triangle/straight edge
& french curves
& circle and ellipse templates
& eraser (vynl, plastic, kneaded)

10. Computer programs
& adobe photoshop – considered the standard
& adobe illustrator – difficult to learn
& corel painter – better for illustration
& manga studio – offers a lot of templates,
screentones, used by many professionals
& paint tool sai – cheaper alternative, also good for
coloring
& free alternatives such as gimp, open canvas

11. That's a lot of stuff!
Relax!
You don't need all of those things
Start simple. Find what works best for you. It isn't
the same for everyone!

12. Lets ink!